A proposal for so-called HiLo scoring that was pushed for two years by the International Equestrian Federation but opposed by much of the rest of the dressage world--top riders, judges, show organizers and spectators--has reportedly been dropped by the FEI
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Feb. 13, 2018--The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) reported Wednesday "very high" level of interest and quality of submissions two weeks ahead of the deadline to bid for world championships in 2022 of the eight international horse sports that for 28 years were combined into a single World Equestrian Games.
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 29, 2019--A decision by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and considered appropriate by the U.S. Equestrian Federation to not become involved in one of the first alleged incidents of violence at a horse show after America's Safe Sport Act was signed into law has thrust dressage judges into the unfamiliar role of dealing with violent actions that occur on show grounds
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FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 17, 2018—Isabell Werth, the German dressage superstar and the most decorated Olympic equestrian in history, dismissed as making no sense shortening the Grand Prix that will have its first experiment at the World Cup event at London Olympia on Monday
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The International Equestrian Federation has limited the number of World Cup qualifiers to three but earn points in two in any single Central European nation for 2019-20 that the FEI says is designed "to ensure fairness across all countries and a level playing field" but at least one country challenged the move as limiting development of dressage
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 29, 2018--The International Equestrian Federation said Thursday it will monitor the situation with Equestrian Australia that the country's national daily newspaper labeled a "crisis," but there was no indication of a breach of FEI membership requirements in what appeared to be an "internal affair."
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MADRID, Nov. 24, 2018--Paperless judging that enables virtually instant results is being impemented at the World Cup Western European League series events beginning with Madrid Horse Week Grand Prix Saturday.
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Age limits on international dressage judges and other officials are likely to be abolished and replaced by a "competency based evaluation system" as part of a sweeping makeover of decision-making of equestrian competitions
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